"Okay! But you can only take one. I want to take the other two back with me."

She wanted to eat one herself, and wanted to give the remaining one to Qin Mu to try.

After all, she and Xiaoyu both benefited from each other's success.

She was unharmed on the way down the mountain thanks to him, and she is currently staying at his house.

The woman was a little disappointed when she heard that she could only take one, but she didn't make things difficult for anyone. She just nodded, took a plate, separated one, and took it away.

As soon as she left, Manager Cheng hurriedly said to Chi Qiao, "That's the owner of my Tongfu Restaurant, and also the wife of County Magistrate Zheng."

The county magistrate and his entourage are currently eating upstairs. They were the ones who took the whole roasted lamb earlier.

I didn't want to bother the county magistrate, so I went to ask the landlord for help.

Don't worry, we, the Dong family, are kind and won't make things difficult for you.

Besides, Young Master Qin is also up there.

Manager Cheng said this because he wanted to help Kuan Chiqiao.

After saying that, he arranged the food that Chi Qiao had grilled into three plates—two meat dishes and one vegetable dish—and placed them on the serving tray.

Before leaving, he gestured for her to follow.

Chi Qiao felt relieved when she heard that Qin Mu was also upstairs.

She followed closely behind Manager Cheng, and as they went up to the second floor, passing a private room, she heard voices coming from inside and whispered:

"Manager Cheng, is young Master Qin in here too?"

Manager Cheng nodded: "Yes, the private room inside is large enough to accommodate two tables."

Young Master Qin's situation was special, so the tables, chairs, pots, pans, and other utensils inside were all bought with his own money.

As long as he doesn't sit at the same table as other people, and keeps a little distance from them, it's fine.

Chi Qiao immediately understood what it meant, and feeling somewhat helpless considering the other person's situation.

She immediately pointed to the extra pork tenderloin and lamb skewers she had grilled, as well as the eggplant, and said:

"I originally planned to take some of these back for him to try, but since he's here, I'd like to trouble you, shopkeeper, to take some of them in for me."

Don't worry, I'll pay for the vegetables and meat.

Manager Cheng couldn't possibly accept such a small amount of money from her; he was still counting on the confidential information she possessed to make money, and immediately replied:

"No need, no need, I'll deliver it to you right away."

As he spoke, he pushed open the door and entered.

As everyone looked over, she said to Qin Mu, "Young Master Qin, Sister Zhou outside grilled some skewers and asked me to bring them over for you to try."

As he spoke, he dared not approach Qin Mu.

Instead, he chose to distance himself from Qin Mu, then separated the food from the serving tray, placed it on the table, and quickly retreated.

Qin Mu was already used to being treated differently. After seeing what was on the plate, he subconsciously looked towards the door.

Upon seeing Chi Qiao, he nodded to her, indicating that he had received her kindness.

Once the goods were delivered, Chi Qiao followed Manager Cheng into the side room at the end of the corridor.

As soon as she entered, she saw that the lady from before had removed her veil and even untied her cloak.

At that moment, she and another girl who looked somewhat plump were putting down their chopsticks, still enjoying their meal.

The roasted eggplant she had served earlier was now just an empty plate on the table.

Even the eggplant skin was eaten.

The plump girl's eyes lit up instantly when she saw what Manager Cheng was holding.

Before Manager Cheng could even react, he stepped forward and placed the serving tray on the table.

The wife of County Magistrate Zheng ate ten skewers in a row, one after another, with great gusto.

He then took a big gulp of tea before looking at Chi Qiao with great satisfaction.